Founded nearly 30 years ago by two Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater alumni, Complexions Contemporary Ballet is a diverse and athletic company that has performed on five continents and in more than 20 countries.
During four performances at UGA’s Fine Arts Theater on Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30, audiences young and old will be mesmerized by the musical explorations of Lenny Kravitz’s (Love Rocks) and JS Bach’s band and his son CPE Bach (Hissy Fits).
In addition to shows for general audiences at 7:30 p.m. each evening, area students will attend Athens Piedmont Regional Youth Shows at 10 a.m. (for information on children’s shows, call ( 706) 542-2634.)
The company’s main innovation is that dance should be about removing boundaries, not reinforcing them. Whether it’s the limiting traditions of a style, period, place or culture, Complexions transcends them all, creating an open and ever-evolving dance form that reflects the movement of our world – and all its constituent cultures – as an interdependent whole. .
Co-founder and co-artistic director Dwight Rhoden, who created the works to be performed in Athens, has been called “one of the most sought-after choreographers of the era” by The New York Times. He has worked with and/or created works for renowned artists such as Prince, David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Clarkson, Nicholas Payton, The Drifters, Paul Simon, Billy Strayhorn, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, U2 and Patrick Swayze . .
Complexions, which makes its debut with UGA Presents, has participated in major European dance festivals, including the Italian Dance Festival, the Festival de l’Isle De Danse in Paris, the Maison De La Danse Festival in Lyon, the Holland Dance Festival, the Steps International Dance Festival in Switzerland, Łódź Biennale, Warsaw Ballet Festival, Krakow Spring Ballet Festival, Canary Islands Dance Festival/Spain and St. Savior Arts Festival/Canada.
Additionally, Complexions have toured extensively in the Baltic regions, Korea, Brazil, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Russia, New Zealand, Bermuda, Serbia, Jamaica and Australia.
For more information on tickets, visit pac.uga.edu or call (706) 542-4400.
